How devastating would it be to find yourself on this list? I’m sure this list will definitly affect their next paycheck/negotiations. Forbes has released their Top 10 List of overpaid stars among Hollywood’s Top 100 biggest stars. Meaning, the return on investment – how much they’re paid versus how much the movie ends up making. In order to qualify for this list, each actor had to have appeared in three films in the last five years that opened at at least 500 theaters. Here is the list:

10. Jim Carrey (His movies earn for every dollar spent on his pay check $8.62)
Well, this doesn’t surprise me. Jim Carrey is always Jim Carrey. Ace Ventura, Pet Detective, you know? I mean, he sort of started to do something different with The Number 23, but unfortunately the film wasn’t much of a hit (I liked it though). I think he needs to continue to reinvent himself and try different roles because I can admit if I see that he’s in a comedy, I automatically think Ace Ventura or The Mask and it doesn’t really interest me. That being said, his niche character was PERFECT for Lemony Snicket’s: A Series of Unfortunate Events.

9. Samuel L. Jackson ($8.59)
Automatically think Snakes on a Plane. This guy’s in A LOT of movies so you’d think he had a better chance and NOT being on this list, but alas, here he is. I wonder if this list will be a common theme. Jim Carrey pretty much is the same person in every film…well, so is Samuel L. Jackson. Do we have a pattern? Samuel was most recently in films that include Inglorious Bastards, Lakeview Terrace, and Star Wars.

8. Leonardo DiCaprio ($7.52)
Looks like his money maker is sinking like the Titanic. On the brightside, a few days ago it was reported that Lindsay Lohan has a crush on him. That’d be good for his career, right? HA! No, I’m sure he’s only on this list temporarily…probably just a few bad movies. I thought he was fantastic in Blood Diamonds and The Departed. Catch Me If You Can, although he was good, it was just not a movie that interested me.

7. Drew Barrymore ($7.43)
Boy has she come a long way since her days in E.T. When I think of Barrymore, I think Charlie’s Angels, The Wedding Singer, and Never Been Kissed first. Again with Drew, she’s totally established and has a pretty unique thing going for her. She makes you love her in every film. She’s been busy making her stuff lately anyway with the release of Whip It this year. Kudos to her, but seemed like a rental to me. Anyone see it?

6. Tom Cruise ($7.18)
Scientology. Oprah. Crazy. Oh, sorry….I was playing the word association game with myself…what comes to mind when I hear the name, Tom Cruise. But yeah, he’s still a sexy man, I just think his life off the screen has tainted his career for the worst. He irritates me, and I often will think twice about seeing a film with him in it, as I don’t want to support him and his craziness. Remember the terrible things he said about Brooke Shields? Jerk. Last year, his ex wife Nicole Kidman topped the list as the number one overpaid actor in Hollywood – she’s safe this year.

5. Ice Cube ($4.77)
His paycheck is melting, apparently. Sorry I couldn’t resist. But seriously, how can you take an actor with the name Ice Cube, seriously? It’s a rapper name and should remain that way. I can’t even think of a movie he was in, come to think of it, other than Anaconda. Let me check. Yeah, nothing worth mentioning. I’m actually surprised he is in the Top 100 Hollywood stars! Really!?

4. Eddie Murphy ($4.43)
Refer to Jim Carrey (except worse). Not only does he do the same character and movie type over and over again, but he plays ALL the characters! It was funny the first time but it’s been beaten down to death and it’s not funny anymore. It’s like when I try to retell a joke…there’s no laughter. He was good as the donkey on Shrek, but even that series should be done by now…before it becomes unfunny.

3. Billy Bob Thornton ($4.00)
Interesting that his ex Angelina Jolie, as one of the biggest A-List actresses today, is probably pretty much on the complete other side of the payscale in comparison to Thornton. I’m over him. Remember that radio interview with a Canadian radio station promoting his band where he went totally crazy and wouldn’t even acknowledge that he did any acting at all? Yeah, another case of the personal affecting the professional in my opinion. A double-edged sword, that’s for sure.

2. Ewan McGregor ($3.75)
I was surprised to see him on this list, but I guess he hasn’t done anything that amazing lately. He’s best known for his role in Trainspotting, Star Wars, and Moulin Rouge. He doesn’t make as much of some of the other Hollywood leading men, AND his films haven’t done so well lately either. But ugh, when he sang “Come What May” in Moulin Rouge, I fell in love with him.

1. Will Ferrell ($3.29)
To be fair, most of the blame can be attributed to Ferrell’s summer bomb, Land of the Lost (I didn’t see it), which grossed only $64.8 million worldwide, but had an estimated budget of $100 million. Wah Wah. On the flip side, Transformer star Shia LaBeouf’s movies make $160 for every dollar spent on him. Now THAT’s return on investment!

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